Made in Texas: Tribute to Austin Film Society 2018 / 1985 / USA 2016
This beautiful Dallas-made short depicts a moment of humanity shared between a disease-stricken young man and a door-to-door makeup saleswoman. His feature version of 1985, which was elaborated from the short, premiered at SXSW 2018.
Malaysian-born and Texas-based, Yen Tan worked in end-of-life planning with AIDS patients right after finishing college in the 1990s and was inspired to continue his path as a queer filmmaker by observing his clients’ resiliency. In this beautiful Dallas-made short, he depicts a moment of humanity shared between a disease-stricken young man and a door-to-door makeup saleswoman. His feature version of 1985, which was elaborated from the short, premiered at SXSW 2018.
Holly Herrick
9 min / Color, DCP
Director Yen Tan
/ Screenplay Yen Tan
/ Dir. of Photography HutcH
/ Music Curtis Heath
/ Editor Jen Mackenzie
/ Art Director Judd Myers
/ Producer HutcH, Kelly Snowden
/ Production May 68’ Productions
/ Coproduction Constant Cinema, Dreamfly, Trumpett Productions
/ Cast Robert Sella, Lindsay Pulsipher
/ Contact May 68' Productions
Yen Tan (1975, Malaysia). Filmography: Love Stories (2001, short), Happy Birthday (2002), Deadroom (2005), Ciao (2008), Coda (2008, short), Wanted (2011, short), Pit Stop (2013), Until We Could (2014, short), The Outfit (2015, short), 1985 (2016, short), 1985 (2018)
May 68' Productions
5922 Victor Street, Unit 3, TX 75214, Dallas
United States of America
Phone: +1 214-457-6274
E-mail: [email protected]
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